Synopsis

The new transfer student at the prestigious Konoha High School, Naruto Uzumaki, arrives and announces his ambition to become the Sōban (Template:W leader) of all Japan, developing a rivalry with Sasuke Uchiha in the process. A local gang leader and his followers later come to settle their differences with Naruto, but are defeated by the latter's yo-yo-based techniques. Naruto then challenges the toughest people in the school to fight him, sending the school into chaos, with faculty members Kakashi Hatake, Kurenai Yūhi, Asuma Sarutobi, Ebisu, and the principal, Tsunade, watching from afar.

Naruto then defeats, one after another, the most prominent fighters in the school, including:

Class President Neji Hyūga, the school's number one martial arts expert.

Naruto and Hinata on their date, being spied on by their classmates.

The narrators speculate that Naruto's reason for staying in the school after these victories is to challenge Sasuke, since the two had gotten into a fight on the day of Naruto's arrival and held several competitions since. As an act of revenge, the defeated gang leader has his men kidnap Sakura, Ino and Hinata, unable to defeat Naruto in a fair fight. Naruto attempts to save the three but is defeated by the gang's dirty tactics. Sasuke, along with Neji, Kiba, Lee, Chōji, Shikamaru Nara and Shino Aburame, arrive in time to defeat the gang members, with Naruto and Sasuke subsequently shaking hands. Naruto and Hinata later go on a date, with their classmates spying on them throughout.

The narrators state that everything had a happy ending, but then mention a series of other troubling events yet to come:

The school's management is in crisis, with rumours stating that principal Tsunade had been using the school's money for gambling loans.

Iruka Umino, who appears to be involved in Naruto's personal life, is hired by the school.

Various assassins attack, one after another.

A threat presses in from the neighbouring town's Suna High School: Gaara and his cronies, Kankurō and Temari, wearing nerd-like attires.

The mysterious group called Akatsuki has their sights set on Naruto and throw the school into chaos.

There appears to be some relationship between Sasuke and the Akatsuki member named Itachi.